無職

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 無職 is read as むしょく and means “unemployed” and “without an occupation”.
• Basic usage: It describes entering no occupation on a form and currently being unemployed while preparing to work again.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 無職と記入する / 現在無職だ
  • Use 無職と記入する as a form category and 現在無職だ for a person’s current status.